Bucs Nation on Michael Penix Jr.

ArticleBuccaneers, NFC South NFL pre-training camp power rankingsJuly 22, 2026

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They signed Tua Tagovailoa to compete with Michael Penix Jr this preseason. Penix Jr has shown flashes, and I still believe there is a good quarterback in there somewhere, but he hasn't quite put it together yet

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Penix Jr competing with Tagovailoa; has shown flashes but hasn't put it together.

Michael Penix Jr is competing with Tua Tagovailoa for the Falcons' starting quarterback role in 2026; the source notes he has shown flashes and believes there is a good quarterback in him, but he hasn't quite put it together yet, making the Falcons' quarterback situation the most unstable in the NFC South.